Coin controlled mechanism



March 22, 1932. y M, CQRNlNE ET AL 1,850,383

COIN CONTROLLED MECHANI SM Original Filed F'eb. 23, 1929l MINIMUM :I

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Patented Mar. 22, 1932 UNi'rEn arras PATENT, OFFICE MARSHALL CORNINE, F MOUNT VERNON, AND ALFRED HAKANSON, OF BRONX, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO COR-NINE-HAKANSON DIE VGASTNG C0., INC., OF NEW YORK,

N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK COIN CONTROLLED MECHANISM Original application filed February 23, 1929, Serial No. 341,952. Divided and this application Ied August 16, 1930. Serial No. 475g692.

This inventiony relates to coin controlled mechanisms and is a division of our co-pending application Serial No. 841,952, filed Feb. 28rd, 1929.

Experience in actual operation of vending machines has shown that they get out of order owing to hard usage by the public and that it is frequently necessary to repair and replace the coin controlled mechanisms.

Therefore, one object of the invention is to provide an extremely simple form of construction mounted entirely on one removable platerwhich may readily be attached to the front wall of avvending machine casing.

A further object of the invention is to provide 'a construction wherein the parts are easily removable so that a broken part may be quickly removed and a new part inserted with simple tools and without the necessity of taking the entire mechanism to the .shop for repairs.

A further object is to provide a construc# tion wherein the goods dispensing mechanism will be positively locked against operation unless and until a proper coin is inserted in the coin mechanism.

The invention consists in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts as v herein illustrated, described and claimed. In the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, is illustrated one form of embodiment of the invention, in which drawings similar-reference characters designate correspondingparts, and in which:

Figure 1 is arear elevation, partly brolten away;

Figure 2 is a vertical section, taken apprcximately on line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows; and,

Figure 3 is a composite view showing the construction of the operating shaft and collar.

Referring to the drawings A designates a portion of the front wall of a vending ma chine which is provided with an opening into which is removably inserted a panel 12. The panel 12 is provided with side flanges 13 and carries all of the mechanism hereinafter referred to.

rlhe mechanism is operable from the out- 5.0 side of the casing'by means of a handle 42 which is secured to an operating shaft 41. On the shaft 4l adjacent the panel 12 is secured a collar 40.' The collar 40 is provided with aneccentric portion 40a and a fiat surface 405. Adjacent the dat portion 402) the collar 40 is provided with a recess 51.

rlhe inner` end of the shaft 4l terminates in a bifurcated boss 48 which is adapted to en gage the end 41a of a shaft to operate any kind of dispensing apparatus operable by rotation of the shaft.

A circular boss 44 is disposed on the panel 12. An offset lever 45 is `pivoted on the boss 44 and is provided with a flange 46. The flange 46 is adapted to strike a coverplate 57, hereinafter described, to limit the range of movement of the lever 45. On the lower end of the forward face of the lever 45 is a lug 47 which is adapted to act as a coin holder. A second lever 48 is also pivoted on theboss 44 behind the lever 45. The lever 48 has a vertical flange on its forward face inl alignment with the lug 47 on the lever 45 so that when a proper coin is inserted it will be held between the lug 47 and the flange 49.

Centrally of its length the lever 48 has a shoulder y50. When the mechanism is in normal position the shoulder 50 lies in the path of movement of the top wall of a recess 51 on the collar 40 on the shaft 41. rlhe normal distance between the shoulder 50 and the recess 51 is such that the shaft 41 may be turned approximately 20 before the shoulder 50 engages in the recess 51 and prevents further movement. Then in this position the lever 45 is against the flat surface 40.7) of the collar 40.

The levers 45 and 48 are held against the collar 40 by means of a leaf spring 52 which is inserted between the levers 45 and 48 and one edge flange 18 on the panel 12. The upper end 53 of the spring 52 engages in a lug 54 on the lever 45 and the lower end 55 of the spring 52 engages in a recess 56 inthe lever 48, thus holding both the levers 45 and 48 yieldingly against the collar 40. |lhe lever 45 is in contact with the forward portion ofthe collarV 40, that is, the portion nearest the panel 12 and the lever 48 is in contact with the central portion of the collar 40. The por- Y tion of the collar40 against which the lever 48 is pressedr Vis not eccentric..V A Vcover plate 57 holds the levers 45 and '48 and the spring 52V in place. Y heldV by` meansY of a 'stud 58 which passes through the plate 57 and into a boss 59 kon the panel 12.

On one side of the panel 12 is disposed a coin box 60 which is provided with a hinged door 61. The portion of the coin `.bor G which is directly below the lower ends of the levers 45 and 48 is provided with an open-ing `62, through which the coin may be dropped and lodge between f the lug k47 and the ange 49. e

y l The hook 7 5 and the flanges 7 4fV are used, in

conjunction with other means, to secure the wall A tothe vending machine casing.

0 17e/'ation A cycle of operation of the mechanism is as follows: If a proper coin C is inserted in the opening 65 it will pass through the slug and washer detector,rstrike the inclined runway. a and be held between the lug 47 and the ange`49. If the coin is animproper one it ,will be ejected from the machine before it reaches the levers 45 andV 48. f When the coin C has been inserted, the handle 42 isf turned in the direction indicated by the arrow. The handle 42 rotates the shaft 41 and the collar 40.y As the collar begins to rotate the lever 45 is moved toward the left hand by the cam action ofthe collar 40. The

coin C, being lodged betweenthe lug 47 on the lever l45 and the flange 49 on the lever v48, forces thelever 48 toward the left. This Y movement of the lever 48 moves the shoulder 50 from the path of movement of the top wall of the recess k51 so that the collar 40 may make a complete revolution. After the shoulder 50 is moved out of theway of the recess 51 it is carried by the pressure of the coin C to they dotted line position of Figure 1. At this point the eccentric portion 40a ofthe collar 40 is presented to the lever 45 and the lever 45 begins to retreat toward the right hand side kof Figure 1. The lever48, riding against the non-eccentric portion of the collar 40, stays in the dotted line position until a complete revolution of theshaft 41 has been made. As the lever 45 retreats toward the right hand, the spacev between the levers widens so that the coinC is released and drops through the opening 62 into the coin box 60. VVhenthe collar 40 has made a complete revolution, the

The plate 57 isYV levers 45 and 48Yare in their normal position and the mechanism is ready for the next operation. 1 Y

Havingfthus fully Vdescribed the invention,

Vwhat is claimed as new and desired toy bese-V ytoengagvein the recess-and means to operate the shaft to move the coin gripping levers.l

2. AA coin controlled mechanism comprising ashaft, an operating collar provided with a recess disposed on the shaftand providedl with an eccentric portion, a pair of ysuperposed coin gripping levers disposed against the collar, one lever having a shoulder to engage inthe recess and means to loperate the shaft to move the coin gripping levers. Y

,3. A coin controlled mechanism comprising a shaft, an operating collar provided with a recess ydisposed on the shaft and provided with anreccentric portion, a pair of superposed coin gripping levers disposed against the collar one lever having a shoulder'to engage in the recess, means to hold a coin between they levers and. meansy to operate the oxo ing a shoulder rto engage in the recess, a pair of'supe'rposed coin gripping levers disposed against the'collar, meansk to hold a coin between the levers comprisinga lug on one lever and a Bange on the otherflever and means to operate the shaft to move the coin gripping levers. Y

5. A coin controlled mechanism comprising a shaft, an operating collar provided with a'recess disposedon the shaft, a pair of superposed coin grippingleversdisposed adjacent the collar, one lever having a shoulder to engage in the recess anda spring to hold the levers yieldingly against the collar. c

6. A coin controlled mechanism 'comprising la supporting panel, a shaft disposed through the panel, an operating collar provided with a recess disposed around the shaft, a pair yof superposed coin gripping levers disposed adjacent the collar, one lever lhaving a shoulder to engage in the recess, a Vspring to hold the levers yieldingly against the collar and a cover plateto hold the levers and the spring against the panel. f n

7. A coin controlled mechanism comprising a shaft, an operating collar provided with a recess disposed on the shaft and provided with an eccentric portion, la pair of superposed coin gripping levers disposed against the Y collar, one lever having a shoulder to engage in the recess, means to hold a coin between vthe levers, means to operate the shaftto move the coin gripping levers and a coin receptacle disposed beneath the lower ends of the levers to receive the coins as released by the levers.

8. In a coin controlled mechanism a supporting and actuating member, a collar surrounding the actuating member and provided with an eccentric portion and a recess and a pair of superposed levers disposed adjacent the collar, one lever being disposed against the eccentric portion and the second lever being disposed adjacent the recessed portion of the collar and provided with a shoulder adapted to engage in the recess.

9. In a coin controlled mechanism a supporting and actuating member, a collar surrounding the actuating member and provided with an eccentric portion and a recess, a pair of superposed levers disposed adjacent the collar, one lever being disposed against the eccentric portion and the second lever being lisposed adjacent the recessed portion of the collar and provided with a shoulder adapted to engage in the recess to prevent rotation of the actuating member.

10. ln a coin controlled mechanism a supporting' and actuating member, a collar surrounding the actuating member and provided with an eccentric portion and a recess, a pair of superposed levers disposed adjacent the collar, one lever being disposed against the eccentric portion and the second lever being disposed adjacent the recessed portion of lthe collar and provided with a shoulder adapted to engage in the recess to prevent rotation of the actuating member and means to hold a coin between the levers to disengagethe shoulder Jr'rom the recess upon movement of the collar.

ll. In a coin controlled mechanism a supporting and actuating member, a collar provided with a recess surrounding the supporting member, a pair of superposed levers disposed adjacent the collar, one lever having a shoulder to engage in the recess, means on the levers to hold a coin, means operated by movement of the supporting member to move the levers in one direction and means to retract one lever to release a coin.

l2. In a coin controlled mechanism a supporting and actuating member, a collar provided with a recess surrounding the supporting member, a pair of superposed levers disposed adjacent the collar, one lever having a shoulder to engage in the recess, means on the levers to hold a coin, means operated by movement of the supporting member to move the levers in one direction comprising an eccentric portion on the collar and means to retract one lever to release a coin comprising a spring pressed against the lever.

13. In alvending machine, in combination with a removable panel, a coin controlled mechanism carried entirely by the panel comprising a supporting and actuating member,

n a collar provided with a recess surrounding the supporting member, a pair of superposed levers disposed adjacent the collar, one lever having a shoulder to engage in the recess, means on the levers to hold a coin, means operated by movement of the supporting member to move the levers in one direction and means to retract one lever to release a coin.

14. In a vending machine, in combination with a removable panel, a coin controlled mechanism carried entirely by the panel comprising a supporting and actuating member, a collar provided with a recess surrounding the supporting member, a pair of levers disposed adjacent the collar, one lever having a shoulder to engage in the recess, means on the levers to hold a coin, means operated by movement of the supporting member to move the levers in one direction comprising an ecf iiXed their signatures.

MARSHALL CORNINE. ALFRED HAKANSON. 

